Pakistanis, Kashmiris throughout world observed Oct 27 as Black Day

SRINAGAR, Oct 27 (SABAH): Pakistan and Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) observed Oct 27 as Black Day on Thursday, to convey to the world that they reject India’s illegal occupation of their motherland.

The day is marked every year to express support and solidarity with Kashmiri people in their just struggle for right to self-determination and remind the United Nations and the international community of its commitments regarding the resolution of this long-standing dispute.

Protest marches, rallies and seminars will be held in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan and all over the world to condemn the invasion of the territory by Indian Army on 27th October, 1947 as well as revocation of special status of occupied Kashmir by the Narendra Modi-led fascist Indian government on August 5, 2019.

Call for the observance of the shutdown and Black Day was given by the All Parties Hurriyat Conference. APHC in a statement in Srinagar asked the Kashmiris to demonstrate to the world that they would not rest till Jammu and Kashmir was liberated from Indian slavery.

It urged the global community to give up its criminal silence on the Indian brutalities in IIOJK and take practical steps to force New Delhi to give the Kashmiris their right to self-determination as per the UN Security Council resolutions.

According to media reports, since 1989, Indian occupation forces in IIOJK have killed 96,148 people, among them 7,274 are custodial killings, 110,498 structures arsoned/destroyed, 165,400 civilians arrested, 22,950 women widowed, 107,880 children orphaned and 11,256 women gang-raped/molested.

These facts seek the urgent attention of the international community. The denial of the right to self-determination for the last seven decades raises questions about the conscience of the international community and the United Nations.

The APHC leaders, including Firdous Ahmed Shah, Zamrooda Habib, Yasmeen Raja, Dr Musaib, Jammu and Kashmir Muslim League and Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League in their separate statements said that the people of Kashmir would never surrender their legitimate struggle for freedom.

They said due to the rigidity and stubbornness of New Delhi, IIOJK apart from being the highly militarised part of the world has become a bone of contention between three nuclear powers and a nuclear flashpoint which is not only a threat to the peace and stability of South Asia but of the whole world.

The Hurriyat leaders maintained that no amount of Indian atrocities could deter the people of Kashmir from pursuing their struggle for right to self-determination.

They pledged to honor the unmatched sacrifices of Kashmiri people by continuing the struggle for freedom with full determination and honesty.